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Side exterior view of Congregation Brith Sholem with view of two stained-glass windows, May 2021.
Gravesite of Henrietta and Samuel Kreines at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021.
Drawing by Eugene F. Darling of Ogden with view of city and Wasatch Mountains in 1889.
Image of Rabbi Hyman Sharfman in his obituary, Historic Jewish Press, February 06, 1959.
View of 25th Street, then known as Main Street, at the intersection of Washington Avenue from the 1890s. The Broom Hotel is pictured in the left foreground.
View of 25th Street, then known as Main Street, at the intersection of Washington Avenue facing Ogden Union Station, taken during the 1890s.
Front of Ogden Union Station captured during the 1940s. This is the third building of the Union Station. Originally built in 1869 when the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) reached Ogden. Made of wood, the original two-story structure was replaced in…
Interior view of Ogden Union Station during the mid 20th century.
The railroad yard in Ogden, Utah, located just South of the Union Station, August 22, 1974.
View of 25th Street starting at Ogden Union Station, with a view of the Wasatch Mountains, 1932.
Newspaper article about the cornerstone event for Congregation Brith Sholem, which details the key speakers and members of the synagogue's committee, August 22, 1921.
Aerial image of city of Ogden, Utah facing the Wasatch Mountains take nin 1946.
Newspaper article discussing the Jewish obversance of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, with services held at the Knights of Pythias Hall by Rabbi S. Alkow, Salt Lake Tribune, September 17 1917.
Aerial image of Ogden Utah with view of Wasatch Mountains, February 1959.
View of Congregation Brith Sholem before the 1989 fire which destroyed most of the interior.
A. Kuhn & Bro. advertisement on back cover of 1878 Polk Directory for Weber County, Utah. Brothers Abraham, Adam, and Nathan were some of the first Jewish persons who arrived in Ogden, Utah during the 1860s. A. Kuhn & Bro., also referred to as A.…
Older image of Congregation Brith Sholem's entrance, including doors that were damaged during the fire of December 1989, meaning this image was taken before this date.
Business advertisement of Jacob Greenband's business on Wall Avenue in the 1922 Weber County Polk Directory.
Listing of David Kreine's business as a pawnbroker from the Weber County Polk Directory in 1913.
Elizabeth Kraines yearbook photo in The Acorn, 1926 Weber State College. Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Kraines.
Terri Kaufman standing in front of the synagogue entrance in early 1980s. Terri was the first woman elected President of Congregation Brith Sholem from 1984 to 1986, possibly the date range that the image was taken.
Ogden Junk House advertisement in Polk Directory in 1921
Rosenbluth & Oppman advertisement in the 1913 Weber County Polk Directory.
Rosenbluth & Oppman advertisement in the 1906 Weber County Polk Directory.
Lillian Rubin (right) and two unidentified persons, undated.
Postcard image of Knights of Pythias Hall, 1950s. Originally located at 2353 Grant Avenue, early members of Congregation Brith Sholem held religious services in Knights of Pythias.
Rabbi Lehrer with school children of Congregation Brith Sholem before synagogue was built, circa 1920.
Father Jay and son Jack Lyons blowing a shofar, an ancient instrument usually formed from a ram’s horn, in recognition of the start of Rosh Hashanah, 1970s.
Jay Lyon, Phil Shadlesky, and Harvey Ruskin in front of the synagogue's main room, 1970s. Phil is blowing the shofar to honor the start of Rosh Hzshanah.
Image of brothers Joseph and William Benowitz from Eileen Hallet Stone's book, A Homeland in the West: Utah Jews Remember, taken in early 1900s.
Newspaper article about inviting former Utah Governor Simon Bamberger and other local prominent members to the dedication ceremony for the new synagogue, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Thu, Aug 18, 1921. Bamberger was the first non-Mormon, the…
A newspaper advertisement of Louis Rubin's business The Shoe Hospital, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Mon, Sep 23, 1912.
Advertisement in newspaper that shows the closing of the R & O Quality Shop, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Tue, Sep 2, 1919. Although the shop was still called R & O, R for Rosenbluth and O for Oppman, Ben Oppman dissolved his partnership with…
I. Kuchler & Sons' advertisement in newspaper, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Sat, Dec 21, 1901. Isaak Kuchler died in 1897 but his sons, who took over the business located in first level of the Broom Hotel at 370 25th Street, kept the original…
I. Kuchler & Sons' advertisement in newspaper, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Sat, Dec 21, 1901. Isaak Kuchler died in 1897 but his sons, who took over the business located in first level of the Broom Hotel at 370 25th Street, kept the original…
Newspaper article discussing the meeting of 35 Jewish members in Ogden to plan building a synagogue in Ogden, Utah, Ogden_Daily_Standard_1913_10_13.
Rosenbluth & Oppman advertisement in The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Sat, Dec 19, 1903.
Kuhn's Modern Clothes Shop advertisement in The Ogden Standard, Saturday Oct 2 1909. Originally called A Kuhn & Bros. (sometimes written as A. Kuhn & Bro.), the brothers changed the name to Kuhn's and then Kuhn's Modern Clothes Shop between late 1907…
Newspaper article about Ogden Jews raising funds for European Jews, Ogden_Daily_Standard_1916_01_31.
A newspaper article asking for the people of Ogden to help local Jews raise money to aid European Jews, 1916.
Newspaper ad of Utah Trunk Factory, business owned by Abraham Siner from 1917 to 1922, June 15, 1917.
Newspaper article about Abraham Siner's first wife Rebecca leaving him and running away with one of his employees,Charles Lewis, December 13, 1911.
Newspaper advertisement for Kosher Meat being sold by Rabbi Alkow, July 20, 1914.
Newspaper article about Rabbi H. Baras arriving to take charge of activities at synagogue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Feb 19, 1928.
Newspaper article about Rabbi H. Sharfman arriving to take charge of activities at synagogue, Newspaper article about Rabbi H. Baras arriving to take charge of synagogue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Feb 19, 1928.
Image of Ruth Kraines, daughter of Joseph and Clara Kraines in The Ogden Standard-Examiner. The article mentioned Ruth's new job in Oklahoma with the American Red Cross after doing her graduate studies at the University of Chicago, January 16, 1944.
Newspaper listing businesses of David Kreines and Jacob Greenband, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, May 22, 1921. Both David Kreines and Jacob Greenband were early members of Congregation Brith Sholem. Kreines was a proprietor and…
Newspaper clipping stating Rabbi Freedman as new Rabbi to take charge of activities of the synagogue as Rabbi Lehrer leaves to a post in the East, Ogden_Standard_Examiner, February 08, 1922. Rabbi Lehrer was the first rabbi of the synagogue and Rabbi…
A photo of Lilian Fogel (Rubin) dressed in her wedding attire for her marriage to Herman Rubin, son of Louis and Jenny Rubin, early members of Congregation Brith Sholem.